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Major League Baseball continues to expand its mobile gaming initiatives with this month’s launch of the MLB.com Home Run Derby game for the iPhone and iPad.

The game was developed through MLB’s advanced media department, which also runs the popular Gameday app.

The game features every player that has participated in the home run derby — often the most popular event at baseball’s annual All-Star Game — since 2010, including two appearances by Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista.

“The Home Run Derby is the sexiest event of the baseball season outside of the playoffs,” said Jamie Leece, the vice-president of games for Major League Baseball who was born and raised in Toronto.

The game can be played single-player arcade style, or against friends or strangers via social media. The more points you collect, the more players you can unlock.

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The game, developed by Halifax-based HB Studios, is free, though it will eat up 50 MB of space on your iPhone or iPad.

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